Van Helsing - Nostalgia Critic

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  • @ChannelAwesome
    @ChannelAwesome  6 ปีที่แล้ว +544

    Only 2 more weeks of Nostalgiaween!! What would you like NC to review on a future episode?
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    • @supercool2898
      @supercool2898 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Review nightmare on elm street remake and the Friday the 13th remake please?

    • @thegaminginkling6470
      @thegaminginkling6470 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Scarygodmother 2!

    • @lostcause3720
      @lostcause3720 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      *Tremors 1990*
      *Is it a bad movie or a fun guilty* *pleasure?*

    • @SJ_RANKS
      @SJ_RANKS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Alien vs predator requiem

    • @danni934
      @danni934 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sleepaway camp and goosebumps.

  • @giannb5145
    @giannb5145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +693

    I actually think Richard Roxburgh did an excellent job as Dracula. He is neither a heartless tyrant nor a mentally deranged clown (most villains these days are one of these two types). Instead, he is a surprisingly effective combination; an ambitious megalomaniac who does want to take over the world, but also wants to have fun and let out his frustrations in the process.

    • @giannb5145
      @giannb5145 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@rezalustig6773 Interesting, didn't know these details. In all movies I saw him, I think he did a fine job, usually as a villain. But they were mostly flawed movies.

    • @aichitoshiki1321
      @aichitoshiki1321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah

    • @dig4587
      @dig4587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He's a bad Dracula but a fun villian

    • @victoriaschmidt1007
      @victoriaschmidt1007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I agree, i think he did amazing as Dracula.

    • @jasminnemcdonald94A
      @jasminnemcdonald94A 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      At least he's better than Adam Sandler's Dracula in Hotel Transylvania. What a ripoff!!

  • @spencercowan8862
    @spencercowan8862 6 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    Van Helsing said "Requiescat en pace", or "rest in peace" in Italian, when Jekyll hit the ground. I actually don't speak Italian, I've just played lots of ezio's assassin's creed games.

    • @alondraperez-ramirez8363
      @alondraperez-ramirez8363 5 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      I think it was Latin though.

    • @bisacool7339
      @bisacool7339 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Ikr, whenever critics push their own standard they just ignore some effort put by the people behind it.
      Yes it's latin.

    • @tiacat11
      @tiacat11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Latin, honey. Latin. That's also what the initials RIP stand for, though it did conveniently transfer over into English well enough.
      (Remember in the game it was a traditional prayer that dates back way before Ezio)

    • @echoskelet
      @echoskelet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And they say games can't teach you anything.. HA! Yes they can.

    • @tiacat11
      @tiacat11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@echoskelet I mean, on some level I agree with you, but this isn't the case I would use to prove it seeing as OP is actually wrong. Assassin's Creed clearly did their research on a number of things, but aside from the in-game wall of text when you pass a certain landmark, I REALLY wouldn't get your history lessons from them.

  • @dibinism
    @dibinism 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1214

    Frankenstein is actually a legit way to refer to refer to “the monster” in the original book the monster names himself Frankenstein because “we are all named after our fathers”

    • @noahthompson2912
      @noahthompson2912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      " the monster " commited identity thief

    • @jessicapeters7440
      @jessicapeters7440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      He actually names himself Adam in the novel. But I do see your point.

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      @@jessicapeters7440 He does. Adam Frankenstein.

    • @doornik1142
      @doornik1142 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      Jessica Peters Not exactly. He says to Frankenstein “I am the Adam of your labors”. Whether he meant that as his name or not is ambiguous.
      There is some evidence that Mary Shelley never meant the monster to have a name.

    • @thatfockinfellasharp241
      @thatfockinfellasharp241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Dammmmmn.... No comeback Doug?

  • @Riftsight
    @Riftsight 5 ปีที่แล้ว +746

    Theory; This is one of Wolverines life stories.

  • @robjef622
    @robjef622 6 ปีที่แล้ว +617

    Van Helsing is honestly a guilty pleasure of mine. If I ever see it on the tv I'll stop and watch it in its entirety. I still love the line: "If you're going to kill someone then kill them, don't waste your time just talking about it!".

    • @huntermcbucket8351
      @huntermcbucket8351 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Same

    • @Smokingwrecker
      @Smokingwrecker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The Unholy Messiah I enjoy this movie too man. It’s better than the Dark Universe that can’t get off the ground.

    • @Sol_Badguy_GG
      @Sol_Badguy_GG 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It was ok. I didn't like the end though because the girl dies.

    • @SailorSunshine
      @SailorSunshine 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's one of my favorite movies to watch too.
      My favorite line: "Some things are better left forgotten."

    • @NayrAnur
      @NayrAnur 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      NGL, the movies got some solid one-liners.

  • @PaleMist
    @PaleMist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +305

    @13:43 "Do you understand forgiveness?" "Yes." "So you can forgive me when I kill him."
    Many folks don't realize that forgiveness is a two-way-street.

  • @chadnorris8257
    @chadnorris8257 6 ปีที่แล้ว +344

    "Have you no heart?"
    "No!"
    That was actually pretty funny.

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Chad Norris
      He cuts out the best part of the scene

    • @revstalker7334
      @revstalker7334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@RickyUzumaki993 He cuts out a lot of scenes that explain some issues he has as well. Critic bashes the movie calling the monster Frankenstein even though it was established that he doesn't like to be called a monster and considers the doctor his father, which technically makes him another Frankenstein in the family line.

    • @immortalonidragon
      @immortalonidragon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its been years since ive seen this movie and i honestly was not expecting that line, so i started cracking up and had to pause there

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      RevStalker
      That’s part of why I don’t like this review as much as some of his others

    • @RickyUzumaki993
      @RickyUzumaki993 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cthulu jesus
      Can’t say I blame you

  • @robynsrecs2183
    @robynsrecs2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    I will go to my eternal rest defending Van Helsing [2004] as a genuinely great film.

    • @Baalslegion07
      @Baalslegion07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Me too. This movie is awesome. Yes, it is stupid as fuck but it is also just so damn entertaining.

    • @justinriley4063
      @justinriley4063 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I saw this movie in theaters when I was 9. This movie will always kick ass in my eyes

    • @shanemoose3235
      @shanemoose3235 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed, I don't care if this is basically Hugh Jackman's Wild Wild West 😂

    • @projectbbeats3327
      @projectbbeats3327 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dude I will always be on your side

    • @DackAttack
      @DackAttack ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ngl man NC's points were either kinda dishonest or he misunderstood a scene lol.

  • @Hobo_X
    @Hobo_X 6 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    I never understood the hate for this movie and I never will. Even if the effects weren't that great, the art direction and style was actually amazing and somewhat unique. Dracula is such an interesting character in this too.

  • @ValensBellator
    @ValensBellator 6 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    Do people not like the Brendan Fraser Mummy anymore? I know the sequels weren't that great but I seem to recall everyone loving the first one.

    • @TequilaToothpick
      @TequilaToothpick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      I love the first one. Glorious fun.

    • @leob4403
      @leob4403 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I didn't love the first one

    • @matthewmoran5297
      @matthewmoran5297 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      +ValensBellator
      I love both the first, and second films.

    • @larry9228
      @larry9228 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ValensBellator Nostalgia Critic seemed to like it, as he referenced it 4 times in this video. That or he just thought the two movies were very similar

    • @hciapetus1251
      @hciapetus1251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      There could be a couple reasons for this. At least that’s just me thinking out loud.
      The Mummy (Brendan Fraser starring) is awesome. It’s not perfect, but it was such a fun movie. When it came out, that’s what most people thought despite some of the negative criticism.
      Nowadays, people might not like it because; it’s a remake, CGI doesn’t hold up, character tropes that have been around for a long time, and probably more.
      If you want to hear someone talk positive about The Mummy, check out StitchedTogetherPics video on it. He has a series called ‘boots to reboots’ and compared this movie with its original.

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +790

    I kinda wished Van Hellsing did well. I love the idea of Hellsing being a monster Hunter and taking on All the Classic Universal Monsters.

    • @egroegreyes986
      @egroegreyes986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      well, at least we have Castlevania now

    • @BR4IN1N4J4R
      @BR4IN1N4J4R 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      I watch this movie every year for Halloween. Call it a guilty pleasure. It's mediocre at best, but a fun little romp IMO.

    • @armtehcannon4813
      @armtehcannon4813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@egroegreyes986 don't forget the Hellsing manga/anime

    • @thebean4262
      @thebean4262 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Supernatural season 4 episode 5

    • @MADDKING22
      @MADDKING22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me too

  • @SWyrick366
    @SWyrick366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +409

    Fun fact: Carl is the best cowardly sidekick in movie history, he literally does almost everything!

    • @emmanuelrosas1434
      @emmanuelrosas1434 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      *stares in Samwise Gamgee*

    • @michaeldonnelly9092
      @michaeldonnelly9092 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      An his "comic relief" isn't super campy or over the top

    • @SWyrick366
      @SWyrick366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      My favorite Carl line:
      "You're a monk, you shouldn't curse at all."
      "Technically I'm still just a friar, I can curse all I want............ DAMN IT."

    • @LouisL321
      @LouisL321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@emmanuelrosas1434 Sam wise is the opposite of a coward

    • @Hugeboss01
      @Hugeboss01 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@emmanuelrosas1434
      Samwise is no coward. He’s not named Samwise the Brave for no reason.

  • @DN0103
    @DN0103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +204

    There's at least one thing, we can all agree on...this movie has the best looking werewolves ever.

    • @Leofwine
      @Leofwine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      And that's the thing I love about this movie.
      Although they miss a tail.

    • @DN0103
      @DN0103 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@Leofwine Yes, give them a long tail and you got 👌a perfect werewolf design.

    • @Northernhail
      @Northernhail ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Dog Soldiers had better werewolves

    • @danskyl7279
      @danskyl7279 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes!! The Werewolves was the best part of Van Helsing. Amongs other thing like.. Kate Beckinsale being hot or Richard hilarious Dracula or... The sidekick. 😂

    • @goldentears23
      @goldentears23 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Leofwine calm down fury 😂

  • @osirisvelasco7003
    @osirisvelasco7003 5 ปีที่แล้ว +235

    She actually says. "Do you like to fly Anna?"

    • @MarieGarrett.
      @MarieGarrett. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was about to say this. Lol

    • @jakemetzgar
      @jakemetzgar 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Didn’t sound like it, but I hear it now

  • @glowworm2
    @glowworm2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +582

    I remember the running gag of Carl not actually being a monk and being able to do certain things monks weren't supposed to do actually being hilarious. Besides the cursing joke mentioned here, there is a pretty great scene where Carl saves a village woman from Dracula's children after they all die. She wants to know how she can repay him. He whispers something to her. She tells him he can't do that as he's a monk. He admits that he's actually only a friar. Sure enough, in the next scene, they're having sex together.

    • @YorkJonhson
      @YorkJonhson 6 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      I liked the scene where he nuked the masquerade ball with a light-bomb gadget he had invented but wasn't quite sure what it would be good for.

    • @app2530
      @app2530 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      And when helsing says something about it, he replies "I just have access to very unstable chemicals" lmao

    • @juandemarko8348
      @juandemarko8348 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hell yea funny stuff

    • @randyscatterty4679
      @randyscatterty4679 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      If you think about it, carl is really the hero of this movie. he supplies van helsing with all the cool gadgets that save him time and again (crossbow, silver bullets), saves (and gets) the girl while van helsing kills his love interest, figures out what can kill dracula, kills more vampires in a single scene than van helsing killed in the entire movie (the light bomb), assisted in killing igor and one of the brides, and was totally ready to put werewolf helsing down until he realized he'd been given the cure. carl is the hero here, but van helsing got all the credit.

  • @KanaidBlack
    @KanaidBlack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

    TO BE HONEST, in the book, Jekyll, as Hyde, was very aware of what he was doing. Hyde wasn't a new personality who rised everytime he drinked his potion, it was a sort of new body form.

    • @_Zephster
      @_Zephster 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And he decided to do whatever he wanted because no one could hold him accountable

    • @yortlebluzzgubbly3871
      @yortlebluzzgubbly3871 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Oh honey, you actually think Stephen Sommers has read the book....

    • @lenastorm6280
      @lenastorm6280 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes! Thank you! Hyde is Jekyll in a different body. He doesn’t have DID or something like that. Jekyll was totally aware of what he was doing as Hyde.

  • @JamesTullos
    @JamesTullos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    4:30 Actually, there used to be a lot of Germans living all over Eastern Europe, there were 786,000 in Romania until WWII.

    • @MrHodoAstartes
      @MrHodoAstartes 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Came to post this. However, the point still stands that Frankenstein operated out of Ingolstadt, far away from Romania.

    • @0Defensor0
      @0Defensor0 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Also, NC should probably check a map from 1887, the borders were... slightly different back then.

    • @flightlesschicken7769
      @flightlesschicken7769 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It doesn't matter if the borders were different. Victor was not in Romania. I don't think he even went there when he wondered the wilds. I believe he went to Norway.

    • @nabeelwork2747
      @nabeelwork2747 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really what happened to them!1

    • @Thraim.
      @Thraim. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Transylvania would have been like 10% Germans at that time.
      *@Nabeel Work* After the Soviet Union collapsed and the Romanians put a bullet in their dictator's head they... suggested it might be in the best interest of the Germans to leave.
      Many did and are now back in Germany.
      EDIT: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germans_of_Romania

  • @alexpapas99
    @alexpapas99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4200

    I really unapologetically love this movie!

    • @thomasferraro479
      @thomasferraro479 6 ปีที่แล้ว +200

      I always loved this movie too, the review was hysterical tho

    • @leemarshall348
      @leemarshall348 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Im unapologetically black

    • @BlindDevilNeko
      @BlindDevilNeko 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      Amen bloody loved this movie!

    • @stevanrivas9562
      @stevanrivas9562 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      I enjoy watching this movie. Its awesome in my opinion

    • @ScumsaveChris
      @ScumsaveChris 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Same

  • @nargacugaking9767
    @nargacugaking9767 6 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    This movies werewolf design is my favorite in my opinion. It looks threatening and seems like a actual hybrid of wolf and man unlike some films *cough cough* twilights abominations *cough cough*

    • @nargacugaking9767
      @nargacugaking9767 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I mean they call them “werewolves” when a werewolf is a half man half wolf and has no control over the change at all unlike that crappy film series “werewolves

    • @theonlychickensama8353
      @theonlychickensama8353 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@nargacugaking9767 to be fair the vampires there could stand in sunlight so accuracy was not the best thing for Twilight lol

    • @monsterjunkie7773
      @monsterjunkie7773 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Or the weird harry potter design

    • @morganyoung3557
      @morganyoung3557 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      NargacugaKing technically they are just called werewolves, but it was revealed in the 4th book they are not really werewolves but shapeshifters that turn into wolves and they are called werewolves because it is just easier. It is even revealed that there are actual werewolves that are more like what you described, but that was something that was cut out of the movies.

    • @nargacugaking9767
      @nargacugaking9767 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      MonsterJunkie the Harry Potter design was decent not scary due to looking like a starved stray poodle but I prefer large powerful threatening werewolves that look like a half man beast

  • @kurington.blogspot7876
    @kurington.blogspot7876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    The fight between Igor and friar Carl was lovely. Two dudes with no skill in a fight to the death, just to show the difference between the super powered and skilled to us normal folk.

  • @Stormkrow280
    @Stormkrow280 6 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    Say what you want this movie has the absolutely best werewolf design ever. And at least the Frankenstein creature is at least close to the original story
    Also fun fact in the original novel: Hyde WASN’T a spilt personality, I’m not kidding. The potion only changed Jekyll’s appearance and just allowed him to act out his more darker urges

    • @Lishadra
      @Lishadra 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I suppose if you suppress those urges long enough they become something completely different from how you normally present yourself.

    • @GTdba
      @GTdba 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      kamenriderreaper Heh, that seems to be the most recurring error in each and every Jekyll and Hyde adaptation. ( Well, maybe Pallance's was not that bad actually...)
      "Boo hoo, Hyde is the Monster, not me!"
      I believe this choice is Made to make Jekyll more Sympathetic,but people seem to forget that he is a Hypocrite, just like anyone during the Late Victorian era! We are not supposed to feel sorry for him!

    • @notarealperson8956
      @notarealperson8956 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Except that's wrong, Hyde was indeed another personality - it's what leads to jeckyls attempts to restrain him and keep him in check
      Now whether this is an analogy to him losing himself to his darker desires is up for debate ( I think it is) bit it doesn't change what's actually written

    • @saraskywalker2127
      @saraskywalker2127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Not even close to the original frankeinstein story.

    • @Stormkrow280
      @Stormkrow280 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      marduk ishenhougher no he wasn’t, Jekyll’s letter at the end of the story makes it clear that HE was In control the whole time. Every time he took the serum it only changed his outer appearance but continual use made it so he had to keep taking it in order to change back, however he was starting to run out, that’s why he locked himself away so that no one would learn the truth. www.tor.com/2012/06/22/what-everybody-gets-wrong-about-jekyll-and-hyde/

  • @Najvalsa
    @Najvalsa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +427

    It's got problems, and you do make valid points. But, I'm with Roger Ebert on this one. "'Van Helsing' is silly and spectacular, and fun."

    • @xaayer
      @xaayer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Like Venom

    • @DemonicsInc
      @DemonicsInc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah I agree on that one

    • @ThePathStrider
      @ThePathStrider 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      For once, I'm with the Critic. I like dumb movies (Wild Wild West, I Frankenstien, Venom) but this one doesn't even reach my low standards.

    • @davidgantenbein9362
      @davidgantenbein9362 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Robert Currie I think with dumb movies it is a bit hit or miss for everybody. I personally like Van Helsing way more than I, Frankenstein (... haven’t seen Venom yet, but based in the trailer not too much into it).

    • @HurricaneDDragon
      @HurricaneDDragon 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      xaayer No.

  • @Mark-ot6sy
    @Mark-ot6sy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    25:31 "...and what should be really cool is so ridiculously fake, you'd swear its a Michael Bay reboot of Hotel Transylvania!"
    Shhh! Don't give him any ideas!

  • @dominiqueodom3099
    @dominiqueodom3099 5 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    This movie isnt perfect
    But it has my favorite interpretations of Dracula and Werewolves
    Dracula looks like a giant demonic bat and The black Werewolf is what a Werewolf should look like

    • @randomguy2518
      @randomguy2518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Only big budget movie i can think of were the damned werewolves look like goddamned humanoid WOLVES,

    • @dinosaurfan2409
      @dinosaurfan2409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Oh yes the black werewolf is by far the best and bad ass design for any werewolf.

    • @randomguy2518
      @randomguy2518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dinosaurfan2409 WAY better than any other ones I've seen

    • @MrGrimmReaper8
      @MrGrimmReaper8 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I loved the grey werewolf the best, he's so underapreciated. No one ever mentions him.

    • @dinosaurfan2409
      @dinosaurfan2409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Rade Ilić that one looks good too, certain has a savage and vicious look to it. Some times it makes me think of the coloring and facial look from An American Werewolf in London.

  • @themediaangel7413
    @themediaangel7413 6 ปีที่แล้ว +678

    “They called the monster ‘Frankenstein’! That’s like calling Link ‘Zelda’!”
    Well, you did call Billy the Puppet “Jigsaw”...

    • @codyspears1969
      @codyspears1969 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Frankenstein went to a bodybuilding competition he had the wrong impression

    • @AceLM92
      @AceLM92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      You're expecting consistency from a hack?

    • @kommissar.murphy
      @kommissar.murphy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Many creations end up being synonymous with their creator,like the "hoover" or "Photoshop".

    • @boitahaki
      @boitahaki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      OH SNAP

    • @kylemorello4787
      @kylemorello4787 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ooh! Hypocrite! And unlike the Frankenstein monster, Billy and jigsaw aren't public domain (dozens of movies and shows accidentally refer to the monster as Frankenstein, of course most of them are just merely references).

  • @thequeenofnightmares1147
    @thequeenofnightmares1147 6 ปีที่แล้ว +345

    Egh, not the best film ever but ... I have to admit it's one of my guilty pleasures on Halloween

    • @BoyanDimitrov
      @BoyanDimitrov 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was gonna write something very similar but then I saw your comment so... Thumbs up for you it is.

    • @nicolasriveros943
      @nicolasriveros943 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same

    • @casualcouch9459
      @casualcouch9459 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can't be a guilty pleasure if its good

    • @LittleLion93
      @LittleLion93 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I bet you says so becouse your mom plays one of the warewolf :P

    • @thequeenofnightmares1147
      @thequeenofnightmares1147 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *werewolf

  • @JingleJangle256
    @JingleJangle256 5 ปีที่แล้ว +356

    6:49 Every Assassin’s Creed fan knows exactly what Hugh Jackman said.

    • @itsjustmenova
      @itsjustmenova 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nicholas Eickman well, I’m an Assassins creed fan and didn’t get it am I just dumb

    • @anathesanepanda113
      @anathesanepanda113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @TheMotherland I don't know? I've never played it

    • @coffeeaddict9605
      @coffeeaddict9605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@itsjustmenova When Ezio kills his targets he says "Requiescat in pace" which is Latin for "Rest in peace"

    • @anathesanepanda113
      @anathesanepanda113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@coffeeaddict9605Ah thank you

    • @scotttrail522
      @scotttrail522 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@coffeeaddict9605 Why did Doug Walker not get that? Oh, and I used to play that game.

  • @vanillagorilla6129
    @vanillagorilla6129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +95

    it was an overall okay movie, the best scene, in my opinion, was seeing Hugh Jackman kick Dracula's ass as a awesome werewolf.

    • @aroofclubs
      @aroofclubs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Honestly my favorite was when Anna was fighting Dracula's wife and Anna said " if your gonna kill someone, don't spend all your time talking about it." I always thought it was funny.

  • @alexrowland
    @alexrowland 6 ปีที่แล้ว +223

    I think she's actually saying: Do you like to fly _Anna?_

    • @Beanzoboy
      @Beanzoboy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      That's exactly what she's saying. Not sure how he could have missed that, but it seems like he misses a lot of the details in movies.

    • @jongon0848
      @jongon0848 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I think Doug needs to start watching movies with subtitles

    • @messedupbunny42
      @messedupbunny42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Maybe douche mcnitpick needs to come back for an episode

    • @ionbing2884
      @ionbing2884 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I couldn't make that out. Incompetent sound recording.

    • @JamesSkuzz
      @JamesSkuzz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Daddy would you like some sausage aaaAAAAAh!

  • @redphantomwolf6034
    @redphantomwolf6034 6 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    Seriously love the opening for this year’s Nostalgiaween. May not have grown up with Beetlejuice but I did know of the opening

    • @Zeithri
      @Zeithri 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think I am the only one who absolutely hates this year's Nostalgiaween opening.

    • @Karmy.
      @Karmy. 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I remember when he talked about it in his Top 11 Nostalgic Mindfucks

    • @ThePefger
      @ThePefger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Zeithri You're not alone.

    • @varietyhub2948
      @varietyhub2948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Karmy. and top 11 theme songs

    • @varietyhub2948
      @varietyhub2948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Zeithri why

  • @9-bitfox
    @9-bitfox 6 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    Fox: Didnt know the NC had enough money to cast Brad Pitt as the Invisible man

    • @crashandersen602
      @crashandersen602 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fun fact, Brad said he'd do it for a cup of coffee.

    • @9-bitfox
      @9-bitfox 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@crashandersen602 Fox: Lol

  • @Kamenriderneo
    @Kamenriderneo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    10:00
    I'm gonna be honest with ya, Dracula's brides are my favorite part of this movie.
    From their lines, to their monster form to their human form.
    If I ever become a vampire, first order of business is to get myself a set of those...

    • @propheinx2250
      @propheinx2250 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Something I've always liked about the brides is you can tell the hierarchy between them in their 1st appearance.

    • @Ashbrash1998
      @Ashbrash1998 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@propheinx2250and that they are all so different from eachother. Like yeah, they are bride's and love Dracula, but they aren't copy paste.

  • @pixymae
    @pixymae 6 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I've actually based the D&D campaign I'm running off this movie. When you take out the underwritten main characters you're left with cool settings, concepts, creature designs, gadgets, and a fairly minimal plot that leaves lots of wiggle room for players to do their own thing. It's perfect!

    • @tylerskiss
      @tylerskiss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You genuinely like the creature designs in this film!? There was not one I thought was done well. The only interesting idea was the see-through brain and heart, but the character design negated that coolness.

    • @greysonanderson5914
      @greysonanderson5914 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I would love to play that campaign.

    • @deathlegionair
      @deathlegionair 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Cyril when you describe them they sound cooler than what they appear as in the movie.

    • @tylerskiss
      @tylerskiss 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      deathlegionair - you make a solid point.

    • @pixymae
      @pixymae 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My thoughts exactly

  • @krazylary9300
    @krazylary9300 6 ปีที่แล้ว +497

    I loved the werewolf design in this film

    • @nicsho_alt3885
      @nicsho_alt3885 6 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Same. Still the best I've seen.

    • @blackvial
      @blackvial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      The design and the transformation scenes were the best

    • @astrowolvez
      @astrowolvez 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's a shame goosebumps blatantly stole it.

    • @levi_octavian
      @levi_octavian 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Krazy Larry Yeah it was probably one of the only cool things in the movie

    • @christopher-cf8jd
      @christopher-cf8jd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Definitely my favorite werewolves

  • @BillyCobbOfficial
    @BillyCobbOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +578

    Screw everybody I love this movie

    • @peterbarnes66
      @peterbarnes66 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      even if people don't like it doesn't mean that you have to, its all opinions. I enjoy watching these for fun

    • @peterbarnes66
      @peterbarnes66 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I also love this movie

    • @rafaelalodio5116
      @rafaelalodio5116 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I really like it too, it is cheesy but it is cool.

    • @434444334
      @434444334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      doesn't deserve all the hate

    • @subrsubrr334
      @subrsubrr334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Actually, everyone here likes the movie, other than the critic.

  • @Dylan-cu4ty
    @Dylan-cu4ty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Will not apologize for my love for this movie. The whole thing felt like a love letter to the old *Universal Monster* movies. And some of the creature designs are top notch.

  • @LiteralLeo
    @LiteralLeo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    I watched this film as a kid, loved it back then and still love it. It has the best CGI werewolves ever made in Hollywood history, with splendid soundtracks and a decent story. Extremely underrated film.

    • @yoda908
      @yoda908 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agreed

    • @Blaze-xe8cl
      @Blaze-xe8cl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The werewolf in harry potter to me is still the best it looks like great and creepy combination of man and beast instead of just a jacked wolf

    • @ivantheriddler4873
      @ivantheriddler4873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I respectfully disagree

    • @111horror
      @111horror 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love this movie

    • @LadyOnikara
      @LadyOnikara 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Blaze-xe8cl The one in Harry Potter looked like he had the mange and lost all his fur. I wish they had shown Hugh Jackman as a werewolf more in this movie. The best looking werewolf on film that I have ever seen! (Well, Michael Jackson in Thriller looked awesome, but also looked more like a cat.)

  • @Kremmen2001
    @Kremmen2001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Not wanting to be a pedant (who am I kidding...), but in the book, Frankenstein refers to the creature as his son. So technically, if the creator thinks of his creation as his own offspring, then the creature can also be called Frankenstein.

    • @Pineappolis
      @Pineappolis 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      There's something deeply amusing to me about the idea of a version of Robocop who's self-aware of, and wholly comfortable in, his own pedantry. I may need to get out more.

    • @Kremmen2001
      @Kremmen2001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Pineappolis Dead or alive you’re coming with me. Although, if you ARE dead, the actuality of the situation is that you’ll be travelling in the back of a coroner’s van or ambulance and not strictly “with” me. But I’m sure you get the metaphor. Thank you for your cooperation.

    • @rashadnagi7531
      @rashadnagi7531 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Birth certificates be damned!

    • @kendallchaos
      @kendallchaos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Paul Cowan hmm that’s an interesting way of looking at it

    • @kylemorello4787
      @kylemorello4787 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Huh. Never thought of it like that. You mean like some people refer to the plant in Little Shop of Horrors Audrey or Audrey 2?

  • @Karanthaneos
    @Karanthaneos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    "The story is an excuse for cartoon action scenes"
    And is that a con? I mean, it's dumb and it's not a brilliant movie, but is freaking fun as hell. Any time it's on TV I watch it all the way through, it's never boring and has a really great atmosphere.

    • @MarioFanaticXV
      @MarioFanaticXV 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Agreed; it's a dumb action movie- and it's good at what it does. Now if it had tried to present itself as more, then I'd have a problem with it.

    • @supermariofan03
      @supermariofan03 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Well yeah it is a con actually. If you want to be a fun cheesy action horror movie with iconic horror monsters, just go all out! Don’t try to be “Oh so deep and tragic” it’s totally inconsistent with the tone you’re going for.

    • @MarioFanaticXV
      @MarioFanaticXV 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      ...Battle of the Mario fans, huh?

    • @grubbyarmadillo9863
      @grubbyarmadillo9863 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Karanthaneos just bcuz it’s fun, doesn’t mean it’s a good movie

    • @supermariofan03
      @supermariofan03 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      GrubbyArmadillo 98 Like The Wicker Man remake.

  • @fuscomania
    @fuscomania 4 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    You all dare insult a movie with Hugh Jackman that wasn't X Men Origins Wolverine? *YOU DARE?!*

    • @dancingcarapace
      @dancingcarapace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hey, X Men Origins was at least better than The Wolverine (Minus poor Wade. Like seriously, bbu what did they do to you? )

    • @jericho5651
      @jericho5651 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dancingcarapace 🧢

    • @daboi8734
      @daboi8734 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Movie 43 says otherwise

    • @daboi8734
      @daboi8734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@dancingcarapace Not really, X-men Origins was bottom of the barrel horrible for me, uninteresting plot, poorly shot action scenes, a waste of Gambit, terrible effects etc
      I actually enjoyed The Wolverine, i liked its gritty realism, how they weakened Logan to increase the tension, the action scenes (except for the silver samurai one) were pretty damn good and had this realism to it. But yeah, the Japanese characters are pretty bland

    • @supermariofan03
      @supermariofan03 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you seen Pan or Chappie?

  • @HaloCanon
    @HaloCanon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    This movie was fantastically entertaining and is criminally underrated. I could not disagree more with this review.

    • @razzyrazberries
      @razzyrazberries 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I was neutral on it. It was entertaining on the first viewing, but it fails to hold up under inspection and it didn't age well.

    • @agonleed3841
      @agonleed3841 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      @@razzyrazberries it aged awesomely,
      It's NOT a horror or scary or whastever movie. It's STRICTLY entertainment for people who say, "i can deal with a detective movie that has supernatural elements. Like an over the top SUPERNATURAL in movie form"
      Shit was awesome.
      The shit IS awesome
      Nice movie to lay back and chill with every so often and always around Hallows eve

    • @peddazz2365
      @peddazz2365 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I really like the movie but its pretty bad

    • @Grey_Ghost
      @Grey_Ghost 6 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      I genuinely enjoyed how the actor played Dracula as well.

    • @jodhod1498
      @jodhod1498 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@agonleed3841 shit is dumb, meaningless fanfiction.

  • @stephenwells6434
    @stephenwells6434 6 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    4:27 Just for the record, a significant German population actually did live in Transylvania in the 19th century.

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I love that you just know this from the top of your head.

    • @MooeyMooey04
      @MooeyMooey04 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Okay, history man

    • @mogyesz9
      @mogyesz9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They still have a sizeable minority living there, but they never recovered from the purges romanian communists did after WW2.

    • @macavitythenardier
      @macavitythenardier 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adding onto that, Victor Frankenstein was Swedish, not German.

  • @lunavioleta001
    @lunavioleta001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    The movie is called Van Hellsing. Not Dracula vs Wolfman. This movie isn't great but it gives you what it sells.

    • @brianbrush5107
      @brianbrush5107 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They could have made him more interesting.

  • @JahkiBoy
    @JahkiBoy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    6:40
    But they did make a cheesy hunchback joke. Mr. Hyde hit his head on a Bell and bellowed out "The bells! The bells!" as it began to toll.

  • @dalestoddard2742
    @dalestoddard2742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +821

    I don't care what Nostalgia Critic says, Van Helsing was awesome.

    • @lokied4663
      @lokied4663 6 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I like it and I don't give a shit what anyone thinks about it

    • @dalestoddard2742
      @dalestoddard2742 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Alex Apparently you do eh?

    • @SkylierShepard
      @SkylierShepard 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      This is my favorite monster movie of all time and unlike most monster movies these days it actually has plot instead of not scary jump scares and senseless gore. Yes Underworld has gore but it has plot

    • @revstalker7334
      @revstalker7334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Critic is talking about it like it's a failed horror monster film when it's really not.

    • @breshawncoleman2188
      @breshawncoleman2188 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      LOL. This movie lacks everything any decent movie has. Saying this is awesome is silly.

  • @formerctgovernordannelmall1452
    @formerctgovernordannelmall1452 6 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    Can we all stop to acknowledge that Doug was rocking the pumpkin jacket before SNL made it a popular item with David S. Pumpkins?

    • @xgray2012
      @xgray2012 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah, that is true.

    • @Emuface77
      @Emuface77 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      David S Pumpkins, lol. yes I love when something is so obvious that all I can do is like comments.

    • @krak005
      @krak005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You obviously never seen don cherry suits or jacks , Doug needs to get on his suit lvl.

    • @StefWriter
      @StefWriter 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      HAHAHA! 😂 "Any questions???"

    • @almightycinder
      @almightycinder 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SNL bought it at a random party store.

  • @carlotta4th
    @carlotta4th 6 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    Thanks for pointing out the "I'm a strong independant woman and don't need to be saved by no man!" speech that is always quickly followed by said woman playing stereotypical damsel/love interest the rest of the film. It happens so often and drives me nuts. Perfect example of studios trying to pander to new mentalities WITHOUT actually changing any of their characters or plot points. XD
    EDIT: And I should add that I actually say this as a fan of the damsel trope. I LOVE a good damsel (male or female) but I don't love said damsel confidently demanding that they're strong, INSISTING on it and then being immediately proven a hypocritical liar. See, not everyone needs to be an action hero capable of taking out hordes of enemies--that's the protagonist's job--so damsels don't need to act like they can do that as well. They should just be weak in action scenarios but cool in others be it strategy, personality, connection to main character, etc. A good example of this would be Princess Leia from Star Wars. She's a damsel, but I rarely see anyone complain about it since she's also an interesting character with other "non-actiony" strengths. I mean, the freaking woman gets tortured by her captors and then STILL lies to them in order to protect her people. What a badass!
    I.e: The damsel trope doesn't HAVE to be annoying or used badly like it was in this film. Just don't try to have your characters pretend to be something they're not.

    • @blondbraid7986
      @blondbraid7986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Exactly! I hate this tropes that show up whenever some out of touch hack writer tries to write a "Strong Female Character" that's neither strong, nor have any character. Bonus points if she also has to spout the old "I'm not like other girls" line, because the writers are dumb enough to think bashing all the women who isn't the female lead is empowering somehow.

    • @blondbraid7986
      @blondbraid7986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They're there to be eye candy to the men in the audience in addition to make the male hero look good in comparison, because if she's introduced as this cool sexy ninja fighter whatever, the male hero will look even cooler when he surpasses her fighting prowess and has to rescue her in the third act, and no matter how aloof or independent she is at the start of the movie she always turn around by the third act and falls for the hero.

    • @ladysnake8449
      @ladysnake8449 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The most unfortunate truth is female characters are just like the ones in Patch Adams.... Fuck you Hollywood. No thanks to you we still have dumbasses in distress!

    • @sonofaries2162
      @sonofaries2162 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Really yuor one of those people

    • @ladysnake8449
      @ladysnake8449 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sonofaries2162 no and thank you for your question.

  • @TheInfamousWolf
    @TheInfamousWolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    And this movie still reigns supreme as far as having the best looking Werewolf ever. Period. Nothing was better, even the fight between Him & Dracula. Absolutely incredible.

    • @someidiot62
      @someidiot62 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      An American werewolf in London would like a word

    • @plaguedoctorj.c4963
      @plaguedoctorj.c4963 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The fight at the end could have been better if Dracula wasnt trying to fly away like a pu**y

  • @SuperArmus
    @SuperArmus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +435

    Kate Beckinsale is just damn hot.

    • @organicdinosaur5259
      @organicdinosaur5259 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      go sit down

    • @flabbergast_se
      @flabbergast_se 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      *is

    • @Rangoonitize
      @Rangoonitize 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thiiiiiiiisssss

    • @SuperArmus
      @SuperArmus 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'd still bang her no problem

    • @Matriculon
      @Matriculon 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      They should have cast her to play Yennefer in the Witcher series

  • @voodoopls2856
    @voodoopls2856 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    I was in the 4th grade, and after school my father surprised me by picking me up from school and taking me, by bus, to the Huntington Park area in Los Angeles, way back when it still had great movie theaters. This movie came out on my birthday, it was one of the greatest, most perfect days I ever spent with my Pops. I love this movie, it has a soft spot in my mind.

    • @StrokedGT
      @StrokedGT 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I grew up in Huntington Park and never never once saw a movie there. I still go there often to see my parents.

  • @Myuutsuu85
    @Myuutsuu85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Van Helsing is a good and entertaining film, as most of the people here seem to agree with.

    • @fendelphi
      @fendelphi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Entertaining, sure. At least as the "once every 3 years" kind of entertaining. A good movie though? Not really. (TL:DR at the bottom)
      There are some cool ideas here and there, and the monsters are actually pretty good(they have a fair bit of personality and "design" and motivation, compared to the humans of the movie). The only human character with a decent amount of personality is actually Carl. He is the fish out of water and tells us so. He is the one struggling with his beliefs and have to change his view on the world(monsters are bad -> some monsters are good). Van Helsing only changes to advance the plot.
      It is basically a "chase the McGuffin" movie throughout, with the McGuffin changing every few scenes.
      Remember Temple of Doom? The McGuffin was the holy stones, yet you didnt feel that was the center of the movie or the only drive force for the characters. There was a lot of other things going on. The stones were simply the initial catalyst.
      In Van Helsing the main motivator changes all the time. It is "catch the werewolf", to "kill vampires", to "find the secret layer" to "save Frankenstein's monster" to "get the antidote". It is like a game, but your main objective for your character changes every 15 minutes, so there is no time for character developement. Sorry, but your princess is in another castle.
      If Van Helsing(the character) had more of a Solomon Kane feel to(a man tormented by his past, reluctantly seeking redemption), the character would have much more weight and depth. His actions, when he choose to kill, when he choose to help, would be much more meaningful.
      The only real piece of character developement for Van Helsing is very early in the movie(he kills monsters and isnt popular, but doesnt really care much about that) and in the very end(he is cursed and has been for a long time). Nothing about fears or hopes. We know very little of him as a character. It might as well have been Abraham Lincoln running around there.
      So yeah, the movie has some fun action scenes, a few funny lines, and some of the monster scenes are pretty great. This makes it a fun watch every now and then. But it is not a movie you would watch several times over a few months, or remember for the characters. One of the few lines I remember from the movie is: "But you are supposed to die! - "I want to live", between Carl and Frankenstein's Monster, as that scene actually told us quite a bit about those 2.
      From the main character himself, I cant quote a single line of dialogue, and I have watched this movie 5 times.
      TL:DR
      Superficial movie with superficial characters. Some fun ideas and decent monster design/acting, but the main character is a piece of cardboard. It could easily have been any other monster hunter, or even someone not supposed to hunt monsters(Abraham Lincoln). There never was an instant where I thought, "wow, I wish they would make a sequel, because I want to see more of this".

    • @josefinebliss2801
      @josefinebliss2801 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@fendelphi Carl is my favorite character.

    • @Fnafiscool391
      @Fnafiscool391 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember I saw it for the first time in awhile and as soon as it ended I went.
      Me: .....Damn!

  • @rksummers5151
    @rksummers5151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    “Isn’t that like having a Saint Bob?”
    Doctor Who fans: Uhhh....

    • @spookyscarysteve
      @spookyscarysteve 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Less a saint, more an Angel

    • @Quinntus79
      @Quinntus79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@spookyscarysteve Who says you can't be both? Saint Michael, for example.

    • @johnbones3455
      @johnbones3455 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      With comfy chairs

  • @bryanwilliams423
    @bryanwilliams423 6 ปีที่แล้ว +243

    *Makes fun of the movie for calling the monster Frankenstein*
    *Calls the puppet Jigsaw instead of Billy*
    Jesus, come on Doug.

    • @motor4X4kombat
      @motor4X4kombat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      To be fair Billy Is a medium that jigsaw use to hide His identidy (like the cassette recordings or the pig face) so its still jigsaw with or without the puppet (hell the puppet names was never mentioned in the movies). Here the monster Is not dr Frankenstein identidy its His own creation, thats why he needs to be called the Frankensteins monster

    • @trekend3161
      @trekend3161 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      If we're going to use technicalities, then calling the monster Frankenstein is not necessarily incorrect. As he is a being brought to life by Dr Frankenstein, he could very much be considered Frankenstein's son. And most children take on their father's name after being born. So calling him Frankenstein should be fine.

    • @KatieCatWalker
      @KatieCatWalker 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's called a parody. he knows the dolls name is Billy but it was for the reason that the movie calls the monster Frankenstein. to call it out.

    • @motor4X4kombat
      @motor4X4kombat 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@trekend3161 but even if we are going to the original story he Was never a "him" and More like an "it". So call him by what IT isn't in a "serious" story don't fit that well.

    • @motor4X4kombat
      @motor4X4kombat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trekend3161 i mean when does in the movie IT they call the clown pennywise outside from him when he was chatting with georgie. Nobody he Is a monster with no real form (okey he Is a spider but let downs outside) that can't have a Propper name outside from IT.

  • @brycevo
    @brycevo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    If they want to reboot the franchise and make it a Cinematic Universe, just Update the classics with Modern technology and connect the movies loosely with the Doctors in each movie being related to Van Hellsing.
    The young doctor that helps kill the Wolf man, Young Van Hellsing. Van Hellsing is already in Dracula. Etc.

    • @louisduarte8763
      @louisduarte8763 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Doesn't SyFy already have a show about a modern day van Helsing? Really, I don't know. I lost track of how many SyFy Original Series they have.

    • @brycevo
      @brycevo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@louisduarte8763 not Modern. In the 1800s or 1900s. Just with updated effects and less plot holes.

    • @VernulaUtUmbra
      @VernulaUtUmbra 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      What about a Young Franknst*ei*n?

  • @alexslighdanger
    @alexslighdanger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Makes fun of calling the monster Frankenstein but calls Billy the Doll Jigsaw

    • @pamoweiberezi5315
      @pamoweiberezi5315 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Didn't know the doll was called billy😂after all,jigsaw is the one puppeteering it.

    • @BenHopkins1000
      @BenHopkins1000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      He also calls Samara "Ring girl".

    • @TheRezro
      @TheRezro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I usually don't do that, but that obviously was meant to be a joke..

    • @thehumenthing8504
      @thehumenthing8504 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And calling Billy a monster

    • @powermaxx1516
      @powermaxx1516 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      GALACTICUS

  • @sophiaro4593
    @sophiaro4593 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Fun fact: I know, putting Castle Frankenstein in Transsylvania is incorrect, BUT there IS a large part of the Romanian population that actually does consist of the descendants of Germans that hop-skipped over there. Or rather were actively transferred there as settles in the middle ages. Which is also why the famous Transsylvania region is sometimes called by its German name Siebenbürgen. So historically, Frankenstein COULD have been Transsylvanian.

  • @turbohusque
    @turbohusque 6 ปีที่แล้ว +123

    I'm going to toss my hat into the ring of people that absolutely LOVED this movie. The absolute BEST werewolves in movies since American Werewolf, the foley design was amazing, the musical score, cinematography, and OMG the theater roared when lightning brought Drac's spawn to life, that lightning strike and electrical wave effect in Surround was heartstopping.
    Certainly it's not perfect, but this is a Halloween staple for me. This movie was exactly what it wanted to be: a summer popcorn blockbuster. I didn't expect Bridges Of Madison County in my Stephen Sommers movie.,

    • @HunterSlayer2727
      @HunterSlayer2727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      THANK YOU! It's no where near perfect but it's the best modern monster crossover movie we'll get for a long time. I love every inch of cheese and action in this haha.

    • @tygerlyn1123
      @tygerlyn1123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Agreed. The people who made this movie wanted to have fun. You can tell in all of their performances. They wanted fun, and I think that they succeeded.

    • @Leofwine
      @Leofwine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The werewolves have done it for me.

    • @cleverpsyche115
      @cleverpsyche115 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@HunterSlayer2727 Invisible Man exists, so I don't agree, but that's just me.

    • @HunterSlayer2727
      @HunterSlayer2727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cleverpsyche115 Dont have to agree just like what you like and I'll like the films I do. 👍
      Some people like original Dracula, some like Invisible man and god dare I say it some people liked the 2017 mummy and I like the crossover story that is Van Helsing because its fun cheese. If we all liked same movies we'd all be sheep lol.

  • @WWTDD37
    @WWTDD37 6 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I unironically love Van Helsing. It's the greatest live action Castlevania we'll ever get.

    • @segundovargas
      @segundovargas 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What about the Netflix adaptation?

    • @batt3ryac1d
      @batt3ryac1d 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I loved the Mummy and the Mummy Returns as well(shame they never made a sequel after that)
      THERE WAS NO 3RD MUMMY MOVIE OR NO REBOOT WITH A MIDGET SCIENTOLOGIST.

    • @WWTDD37
      @WWTDD37 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      segundo vargas that’s animated

    • @XenomorphXIII
      @XenomorphXIII 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Ford, Agreed on all counts.

    • @goldexp1882
      @goldexp1882 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Until Simon and Richter gotinto smash

  • @douglasammirati8450
    @douglasammirati8450 6 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Speaking of Hugh, about time you give us that X-Men Origins review, huh, Critic??

    • @MrMacGee83
      @MrMacGee83 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There was nothing nostalgic about that x-turd.

    • @IAmChadBroseph
      @IAmChadBroseph 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s one of those movies that I really don’t see the hatred for. At worst it’s just okay, I even liked that other one, The Wolverine so maybe I have a blind spot for X-men.

    • @MrMacGee83
      @MrMacGee83 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IAmChadBroseph that one and last stand are still in a fight for my least favorite of the franchise.

    • @ogreface8
      @ogreface8 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      MrMacGee, there's nothing nostalgic about half the movies he reviews nowadays, but it's still entertaining.

    • @autumbreeze1129
      @autumbreeze1129 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@IAmChadBroseph I agree. And if anyone uses the argument of what they did to Deadpool, my counter argument is that the Deadpool Wolverine fights is not actually the 1 from the beginning of the movie, but a clone of the original after he went rogue in those sexy red spandex.

  • @mskiara18
    @mskiara18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    What I mostly enjoyed from this movie is how alluring Hugh Jackman and Kate looked. Gorgeous people.

  • @shruggedbread85sdbd2
    @shruggedbread85sdbd2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I know the movie was not the best, but I like Van Helsing. I like the werewolf vs Dracula fight, it was cool.

    • @Hunterfalke
      @Hunterfalke 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It also has the best Werewolves on screen.

    • @theblackbaron4119
      @theblackbaron4119 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The transformation animation wasn't bad for it's time. I remember there is some interesting bonus footage of the step by step animation, when it stops being the actor and cgi

  • @MrMacGee83
    @MrMacGee83 6 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I think the line was "Do you like to fly, Anna?", but yeah she says it very oddly.

    • @Danaelisefilms
      @Danaelisefilms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MrMacGee i was going to say the same thing.

    • @Graavigala85
      @Graavigala85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      noooo.... NC making overly long jokes about "misheard" word... never!!!

    • @Coven_of_Hags
      @Coven_of_Hags 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She does not speak English... it’s dubbed

    • @robinhyperlord9053
      @robinhyperlord9053 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mongaloid.

    • @MrMacGee83
      @MrMacGee83 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robinhyperlord9053 das racist!

  • @ExemplarKyle
    @ExemplarKyle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Honestly, I was almost 100% okay with this film in it's entirety. The characters all do a good job, story is halfway decent, the tools and weapons Van Helsing use are extremely cool, and the CGI is passable, at least. Fun popcorn flick, if anything.
    But... those last 5 minutes. The 'looking up in the skies and seeing dead people' was so goddamn cringe-worthy, it ruined the whole movie for me. Like, someone read that in the script draft and was like "Yeah, that sounds great! Put it in the movie!"

    • @caverramos7581
      @caverramos7581 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      half the criticism here just feels tacked in and picky to be honest

    • @GoatPopsicle
      @GoatPopsicle 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you enjoyed any of the Sean Connery - Bond films, you’ll enjoy this movie. That’s how I described it to people, Because that’s all it is,
      It it modernized, with supernatural creatures, and a story that relies on you knowing the backstory.

  • @RainintheBrain
    @RainintheBrain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    4:30 There use to be a lot of Germans who lived in Transylvania. They were called the Transylvanian Saxons. During the reign of Vlad "The Impaler" Dracula (The inspiration for Count Dracula) many of the Transylvanian Saxons where persecuted.

  • @mikewarnke404
    @mikewarnke404 6 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    She said “do you like to fly, anna”?

  • @lelouche25
    @lelouche25 6 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    But let's be real folks, we all remember a singular thing about this movie. That sweet ass automatic crossbow.

    • @sweetcinnamonpnchkin
      @sweetcinnamonpnchkin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      That and a werewolf vs vampire scene done well!

    • @linkaran512
      @linkaran512 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      All I see is Kate Beckinsale's chest

    • @MasterSilvertongue
      @MasterSilvertongue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think we can all admit... we want that fucking crossbow lols

    • @johnathangrishaw3096
      @johnathangrishaw3096 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'd fuck that crossbow over Kate Beckinsale

    • @GoatPopsicle
      @GoatPopsicle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kate Beckinsale in a Corset. That was my takeaway.

  • @theNewBee
    @theNewBee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    I watched this movie for one reason: Kate Beckinsale in a corset.

    • @kanaku
      @kanaku 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      And those boots.

    • @IbadGrammarX
      @IbadGrammarX 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      reasons I watched underworld is Kate Beckinsale in PVC catsuit

    • @theNewBee
      @theNewBee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same LOL!

    • @robinhyperlord9053
      @robinhyperlord9053 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      #KateBeckinsaleInfiniteBeauty

    • @baldawen
      @baldawen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      IBadGrammar Underworld is good enough on its own too tho

  • @lotsofspots
    @lotsofspots 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    23:15 It's not a mistake, though. The Monster refers to Victor Frankenstein as Father, so would naturally take his name.

  • @GeneralKenobi75
    @GeneralKenobi75 6 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    BTW, they establish that unlike most vampires Dracula is impervious to weapons such as stakes and crosses but only a werewolf can kill him. That's why he has the cure. Also, the monster was created by Dr Frankenstein which pretty much makes him his son. He even refers to the Doctor as "father" so why wouldn't he also be called Frankenstein? Make more sense then just calling him "monster" all the damn time. And the reason Van Helsing doesn't want Anna to go with him or put herself in danger is because if she, the last of her family, dies before Dracula is killed none of her families souls will enter heaven. They establish that in the scene where Val Helsing is receiving his mission. Another thing, why wouldn't God have the ability to erase someone's memories? He's God. He's omnipotent. I know Steven Summers is hard to follow, but one still needs to pay attention. Personally, this movie is a guilty pleasure for me.

    • @KookzintehHouse
      @KookzintehHouse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      GeneralKenobi75 I thought you were gonna say that Dracula lost because he didn’t secure the high ground.

    • @noraarcadia635
      @noraarcadia635 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Well, he didn't

    • @mmeers89
      @mmeers89 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I see nothing wrong with liking this movie. You're points are 100% percent correct and I think doug is too busy talking with his brother when they watch the film to listen when crucial info is given.

    • @GeneralKenobi75
      @GeneralKenobi75 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You might have a point there.

    • @ShinySephiroth1
      @ShinySephiroth1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@mmeers89 I can actually see that being the case at times LOL

  • @Mbq-sh6bj
    @Mbq-sh6bj 6 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    I like how the Invisible Man styled his hair.

    • @TheGuardDuck
      @TheGuardDuck 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Cheap joke, but a good one, +1 like!

    • @Ryocniel
      @Ryocniel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Such a low hanging fruit... But still so funny

    • @kylemorello4787
      @kylemorello4787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is it red? (Hotel Transylvania reference)

  • @gamerbun866
    @gamerbun866 6 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Actually Doug, about the monster's name... there's a little known line from the original novel where the monster says that he thinks of Dr. Frankenstein as his "father," which makes sense that he'd take his name himself. Also, the Doctor referred to him as Adam as he was supposed to be the first of a new perfect type of human (IT WASN'T CLICHE BACK WHEN MARY SHELLY DID IT!) so if you wanna get technical the Monster's name is Adam Frankenstein.

    • @peterversionone
      @peterversionone 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stephen Nagy he doesn’t look like an Adam

    • @samueltrujillolindley6419
      @samueltrujillolindley6419 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Adam? That's almost as bad as "Friar Carl"

    • @codyburgett7962
      @codyburgett7962 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stephen Nagy he thinks of him as a father... that doesn’t make his name Frankenstein his name is Adam... just Adam not Adam Frankenstein

    • @rayshiotile9487
      @rayshiotile9487 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i mean he was made by Victor Frankenstein so i would say giving him the last name frankenstien is correct regardless of whether or not the monster even considers Victor his father.

    • @chrishansen8119
      @chrishansen8119 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@codyburgett7962 Well usually when you have a child they take their fathers last name. Adam Frankenstein would be his name

  • @kylepeters8690
    @kylepeters8690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    four years late to this, but I adore this movie. One of my favorites for a multitude of reasons. One is the collection of monsters which all feel like they get their time in lime light unlike the actual classics that just brought Dracula in than tossed him under the bus after like twenty minutes for larry talbet, twice! The Frankenstein monster actually talks and is intelligent like he is in the book but works more as a tragic figure who wants to experience the world but hasn't seen much of the darker side, a nice mix of on book and off book. The werewolf is a nice plot element and chasing menace. And then we have Dracula, I freaking love this dracula, he is in my top five iterations, mainly just because of how fun he is, he's not whining about how much immortality sucks, or his stupid dead wife and her stupid reincarnation, but he's also not just evil with no personality, no instead he's having fun. By god more fucking vampires need to be having fun with their unlives, I'm so sick of "tragic" sad bitchy vampires, if they hate eternal life so much, so sun bath! But Dracula here is just having fun, dancing to the panicked heart beat, throwing a ball just to flex his power and reach and being disappointed when he gets staked in the heart like that would work. Hugh Jackman also does bring a fun energy to the role of van helsing even if he's not given a lot to work with, same with kate beckensale's anna. I also really like the idea of the vampire children and the logic of them being born dead so needing to be brought to life is an intriguing one which I wish the movie had explored more, maybe they could have worked in maria zaleska and alucard by doing so.
    With the sense that it's a giant B-movie this is just an utter blast and I love it to bits. Probably one of my only real complaints is how much time the brides spend in those not that impressive monster forms. The actresses are fun but spend most of their time as cgi so it feels like a waste.

    • @konaaukai5541
      @konaaukai5541 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I absolutely agree with you! The movie does have its problems and Dracula's wives could have been in their human forms a bit more often like you said. However, it is also a lot of fun, does have a discernable plot (even if it is a little haphazard at times), and has enough dark elements and brains to keep your attention. It's not the smartest film ever made but the logic with its use of classic monsters is consistent (even if it is kinda dumb on occasion) and works they way are used in the world. The movie is a lot of fun and I love it! It's good to see so many people in this comments section, including yourself, enjoy it, too!

    • @TheT3rr0rMask
      @TheT3rr0rMask ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also love the film. Grew up with the Castlevania games and Van Helsing is one of the only movies, along with the Vampire Hunter D duology, that fit the bill for a Vania movie in my head. The games were action focused and featured Universal monsters, with Dracula as the main villain. Even the Netflix series disrespected the source material and had too much edgy 15yr old writing to be what I hoped it'd be. Didnt even feature any iconic monsters other than Dracula and a few game enemies; no Frank, no Medusa, no Mummies. Van Helsing knows what it is and just does it's thing, bringing all these monsters together in cool settings with action packed moments.

  • @intergalactichumanempire9759
    @intergalactichumanempire9759 6 ปีที่แล้ว +510

    Movie: Named after Van Helsing, main character is Van Helsing, based on the story of Van Helsing.
    Nostalgia Critic: Why wasn't this all about the monsters?

    • @cartoonnetworkdisneyxdsupe6864
      @cartoonnetworkdisneyxdsupe6864 6 ปีที่แล้ว +122

      Intergalactic Human Empire It’d help if they developed Van Helsing and gave him any charm, backstory, personality or anything you need to make a character.

    • @ezariogerion3138
      @ezariogerion3138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      Because he was weakest part of the film. Even that girl (I don't even remember her name) had some ...brother complex? That made me feel anger at her stupidity, but that's emotion at least. Parts with Van Hellsing (whose name I remember NOT because of this film) was uninteresting. I just wanted to see more of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster, or see some more of a cool werewolf design...

    • @marcbraun5342
      @marcbraun5342 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@cartoonnetworkdisneyxdsupe6864 Doesn't seem to care people about that blend like toilet paper main character Frodo! At least in this movie, the main character did, I don't know,...anything!

    • @kylemorello4787
      @kylemorello4787 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I guess he just didn't know. Besides, it's not his fault if he thinks Van Hellsing isn't an interesting lead.

    • @jonbbaca5580
      @jonbbaca5580 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Isn't that the point? Van Helsing has always been a famous vampire hunter. But he's always been a side character in the classic stories. This movie is named after him, yet he's the least developed character in the movie. The most interesting part of the movie is all the awesome monsters, but no one is given a starring role. Everyone is a side character, which means no one cares about any character in this movie, aside from the monster fights

  • @dvader518
    @dvader518 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    6:52 I didn’t know Van Helsing was Ezio.
    Requiescat en pace, indeed.

    • @Rogue.Rainbow
      @Rogue.Rainbow 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So is Van Helsing a prequel to an Assassin’s Creed movie we will never get?

    • @ramblingentertained
      @ramblingentertained 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rest in piece. He is from Italy. Working for the Catholic Church.

    • @ndt_dynamite2247
      @ndt_dynamite2247 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Rogue.Rainbow we did get an Assassin's Creed movie, but judging by the facts that I have a good memory when it comes to movies, and I don't remember it at all, means that it was probably a pile of flaming trash... probably.

    • @coffeeaddict9605
      @coffeeaddict9605 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ndt_dynamite2247 Eh, I liked it. It wasn't anything amazing but it felt like a game. Plus you gotta give them credit for hiring a stuntman to ACTUALLY do the Leap of Faith and not just CGI-ing it.

  • @OmniTerror
    @OmniTerror 6 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This was the most close thing to Castlevania we had for years so.......it's a guilty pleasure

    • @MidnightEkaki
      @MidnightEkaki 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But is there anything else like Castlevania that's been made since? (besides the Netflix series Castlevania lol)

    • @ANIpJs
      @ANIpJs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah it's an unofficial Castlevania in my eyes. Even Dracula's monster form looks like it does in the games.

  • @dinosaurfan2409
    @dinosaurfan2409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Certainly by far the best and bad ass looking werewolves in any film, and hopefully there may be more like them in future movies. I especially favor Van Helsing's werewolf form. The vampires looked good too and should be used for future movies.

  • @dicio4001
    @dicio4001 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I still love Van Helsing.
    I really liked the nonchalant Dracula, every scene he was in was great as Critic himself said, he seemed to be having fun with the character. The soundtrack was banging and the universe created as this half fantasy, dark aged Europe was really good.
    The idea of all these famous monsters existing in the same world was also great. First medieval mashup "superhero" movie?

    • @Kumogakure42
      @Kumogakure42 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dracula is awesome in this one, especially when he melts the cross Helsing waves in his face.

  • @isaakhyde8327
    @isaakhyde8327 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Yeah, I'll be honest, I think he was reaching with this review. Van Helsing, like The Mummy, isn't a low-concept movie- it's not supposed to have some super deep layer. The focus is on what's going on; cramming the monsters in there so he can fight them. They're not void of personality at all. Sure there isn't as much weight behind Anna's death as Dumbledore's or whoever but it isn't supposed to be like that. Like The Mummy and plenty of other movies, this is focused on the plot. Will kids grow up saying Van Helsing is their role model? Probably not. But if they watch it they won't be bored because it's like a rollercoaster ride. Pacing? Please. There's a clear objective, they're often going to new locations and encountering new situations which they deal with differently, and there are breather moments like when they're talking in the castle.
    In short, I don't think most people who like this film will claim it's high art, but like The Mummy and plenty of other plot-focused movies, it's still entertaining the same way 80's action movies are for their genre. And not to get too personal but... the Nostalgia Critic show is similar. We come here for the jokes and possibly the nostalgia. Where's his character development? There's rarely any consistent narrative. And that's okay, because that's not the kind of program it's supposed to be. But don't judge other forms of entertainment for trying to do the same thing and not being Good Will Hunting or whatever.
    Not raging, just felt this needed to be said. This show's great and I continue to enjoy the episodes including several moments in this one.

    • @isaakhyde8327
      @isaakhyde8327 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm not reaching at all. Movies are made to entertain in different ways. Inception isn't Monty Python and the Holy Grail isn't Alien isn't 80's action movies, etc.
      If you're going to criticize a movie I think it ought to be in the context of the kind of movie it is. Arnold, Sylvester, Jean Claude and other character action movies are mostly vehicles for the blockbuster scenes. Judging them for shallow characters would make about as much sense as judging Driving Miss Daisy for not having enough ass-kicking.
      If he didn't enjoy Van Helsing that's perfectly fine. I just think what he's criticizing the movie for here is largely misplaced for what the movie was trying to do. For me it succeeded well enough at such things that I enjoy it. If someone else finds it boring because- say -they thought Helsing vs Dracula at the end was too short a fight for a final battle, then I'll just accept that as a difference of opinion.

  • @EndCreditReviews
    @EndCreditReviews 6 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    I got to strongly disagree with this video. This movie paid homage to the classic Universal Monster movies (especially the monster bash ones from the 1940’s) but it was trying to be its own movie at the same time. The Frankenstein monster (although I admit that he was annoying at times) in this one had a personality unlike how he was used in other crossover movies from the 1940’s as just a plot device. Some of the effects might be a little dated, but at least the sets are real and have aged better than the Star Wars Prequels. It has great action scenes, an amazing soundtrack, and a Greek tragedy like ending that was similar to that of The Wolf Man. People’s criticisms of this movie are sort of just a repeat of what critics said about it at that time. Despite its faults, I would rather watch this over any of the Universal Monster movies made in the past decade. Ironically, I made an editorial video on this movie almost a year ago and I recommend anyone to watch it if they are open-minded enough to do so.

    • @mystic8941
      @mystic8941 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      agreed this is something that should come back I mean write in a few different things but other wise this movie is good I've watched it and it was like you said it's own thing.

    • @tman2413
      @tman2413 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've only seen this review and not the full movie but from what I've seen I feel like they didn't use Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde enough. Also I feel that they made Frankenstein to much of a brute rather than a misunderstood monster. But that's just me though.

    • @RupeeRhod
      @RupeeRhod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I have to strongly disagree with your comment. This movie tried to cash in on the classic Universal Monster movies, failed to do that, and failed to be its own thing, even failing to be a movie.
      Van Helsing much like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen were movies I watched a lot as a kid, it took me years to figure out why I watched them a lot.
      It's because they are empty boring shells, so you have to press the repeat button for the substance build up, not as in it's a layered experience, but as in it's so watered down and empty you watch it again because it was forgettable and left you wanting more, wanting better.
      I'd respect somebody calling Twilight a good movie more than somebody saying Van Helsing is.

    • @damstr1105
      @damstr1105 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I grew up loving the Monster Squad. This movie was fun and entertaining as hell for me.

    • @FatherofSerpents
      @FatherofSerpents 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you like it, fair enough, but I watched this movie in the theaters and the main leads were so dull (and surprisingly wooden in their acting a lot of the time) that I just checked out and started thinking of ways to make fun of them partway through the movie and didn't get interested again until the big action bit at the end, after which I was too busy thinking how stupid the Gabriel revelation was to feel anything about the death of one cardboard cutout. Not that I would have felt much anyway, given her total lack of character. This movie had a few good scenes but it was not good overall.
      And I'm saying this as someone who likes monster Mash-ups. I like Monster Squad and Abbot and Costello Meet the Wolfman. Hell, I liked Scooby Doo and Reluctant Werewolf better than Van Helsing.

  • @barzalonerboyy
    @barzalonerboyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    16:27 “That’s not OK…. LAHOMA”
    Oh I get it now, because the previous clip is from the movie “Oklahoma.” It’s actually pretty funny now that I kinda get it.
    (I still haven’t watched Oklahoma)

  • @Aurioksavenger
    @Aurioksavenger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I unironically liked this movie.

    • @eddieolshefski6467
      @eddieolshefski6467 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You're not the only one 😁

    • @Darek_B52
      @Darek_B52 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same...also the game is awesome.

    • @RiseInAfterlife
      @RiseInAfterlife 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean you can say it's cheesy and shallow but it stands up to most Hollywood multibillion dollar movies of the last decade.
      They are not better, especially what Disney churns out.

    • @_Axolottie_
      @_Axolottie_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same.

  • @Tadicuslegion78
    @Tadicuslegion78 6 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Couple things in defense of this movie, 1. Probably the best looking Frankenstein monster since Boris Karloff. 2. Creative way for werewolf transformation in that it tears itself apart is it transformed, and again good design. 3. Compared to like what Universal was churning out in the 1940s with all the monster crossovers that made no sense nor properly used all the monsters, this at least made sense why Dracula, werewolves, and the Frankenstein monster are all in one movie. 4. I like Mr. Hyde. I swear there was an animated direct to dvd prequel about Hyde and Van Helsing.
    Some day someone will figure out how to bring the Universal Monster movies back and do it right

    • @anirudhviswanathan3986
      @anirudhviswanathan3986 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      5. DAT CROSSBOW!!!

    • @Tadicuslegion78
      @Tadicuslegion78 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      jbiehlable THAT’S IT thank you

    • @greedow
      @greedow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      6. I remember the game being fun

    • @Raximus3000
      @Raximus3000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tadicuslegion78
      Yes, there was that animated 29 minute prequel and Hyde was a dick through and through.

    • @sandywolfr26
      @sandywolfr26 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i love this movie. still the best werewolf transformation ever. finally one that looks like a wolf and has fur

  • @maninthebox420m
    @maninthebox420m 6 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    This movie was good for what it was. It was meant to be a crazy, goofy action movie with cool creature design. Its a shame people didn't get it.

    • @shaesullivan
      @shaesullivan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Back Then - We want our movies to have deep analytical dives into the hearts and minds of the characters that we see!
      - Last Jedi comes out
      Now - We want movies to be fun and heart warming!

    • @kenbee1957
      @kenbee1957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Actually
      “Nostalgia Critic” is the first person I’ve seen hating on the movie

    • @glengaines4286
      @glengaines4286 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      People DID get it. Critic is one of the only ones who didn't.

    • @aguynamelex3146
      @aguynamelex3146 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@glengaines4286 that's the joke of the character he's a CRITIC that's part of the job

    • @noahthompson2912
      @noahthompson2912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@glengaines4286 seriously ? This ... Looks pretty bad .

  • @CrazyGamerDragon64
    @CrazyGamerDragon64 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    2:53 hearing Billy/Jigsaw say "This is BS!" cracks me up

  • @superzimblue4971
    @superzimblue4971 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I liked this movie. While cheesy, it was the the enjoyable kind of cheesy.

  • @jaredsardella2170
    @jaredsardella2170 6 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    First: Good video
    Second: I still unironically love this movie. Is it great? No, no it is not. It’s dumb and has some major failings. If nothing else, this movie gave me one of my favorite depictions of Dracula, Richard Roxburgh may be chewing the scenery like there’s no tomorrow, but it is glorious.

    • @robinhyperlord9053
      @robinhyperlord9053 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The video was fucking retarded.

    • @elenabeatricemartinelli8426
      @elenabeatricemartinelli8426 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      at least they used the different spaces creatively. I haven't seen many movies about Dracula, but I liked that instead of having him turning into all sorts of animals to change a candle or stuff they actually showed that he had some literally gravity-bending powers, which means he's a fucking menace. they could have used the "climbing a wall by walking on it" thing a bit more, I think it was wasted on a single scene. like, when he's transformed it's expected that he can walk on walls, but when he's in his human form? doing it so non-chalantly? that's way cooler imo. and I really liked the overall aesthetic. and the Frankenstein monster, being more human than the rest of the cast. I kinda see where the film fails, but I enjoy it nonetheless.

    • @robertmcelwaine7024
      @robertmcelwaine7024 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah Roxburgh chews the scenery but that was kind of the point. He has a lot of fun with the role although he lacks the menace or commanding presence of someone like Christopher Lee. Of course Lee played the role straight but never the less.

    • @Sorakeyblademaster37
      @Sorakeyblademaster37 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed. I love all the scenery chewing all the vampires do. Not just Dracula, but all of them.

    • @zwordsman
      @zwordsman 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      it is so much fun as a 'in the background movie'

  • @kilikus822
    @kilikus822 6 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    At 11:08 you can almost hear the defeated cry, "MY CABBAGESSSSS!!!"

    • @amanibob1416
      @amanibob1416 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Kilikus Nice!
      Ps: What wouldn't I give to hear a Nicolas Cage's rendition, (in one of his full freakout mode), of that annoyingly funny thing...
      "Not the bees!"

  • @MrDanAng1
    @MrDanAng1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    17:11
    Frankensteins monster and Jekyll/Hyde is opposites in this movie.
    Frankensteins monster where created by evil, but not ruled by it.
    Hyde might have been created by innocensce, if not goodness, but he is ruled by evil.
    Nothing to be confused about here.

  • @MrGearOfficial
    @MrGearOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +343

    I remember liking it as a kid.
    Guess it is Frozen draft xD

    • @androidinblack5291
      @androidinblack5291 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      All you need is a thousand degree knife.

    • @mcalkis5771
      @mcalkis5771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Make quality content

    • @sarahjones8676
      @sarahjones8676 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too.
      But then again I liked a lot of stupid shit when i was young.

    • @TheVideoGamenerdist
      @TheVideoGamenerdist 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      You would

    • @ViralWatchMedia
      @ViralWatchMedia 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      what are you doing here? go back to making red hot knife cutting through shit and click-bait some more, I unsubbed from you a long time ago because your content is so repetitive now.

  • @Gebunator
    @Gebunator 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I don't really understand Critic's opinion towards Brandon Frasier's Mummies and Val Helsing. They all were great B-movies with few nods to the ol' good adventuring film genre. Atleast Doug makes digging into film's faults entertaining!
    But that skit at the end seems to convey a message that while he might not enjoy a movie, he does acknowledge the fact that some(even a majority) will

    • @TheRezro
      @TheRezro 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It is only because they were related to Universal Monsters. But yeh, as unrelated they are totally fine popcorn experience.

    • @witnessme4352
      @witnessme4352 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The first Brendan Fraser Mummy was a lot of fun, the second was mediocre and the third doesn't exist. Van Helsing is an enjoyable guilty pleasure. The weird thing is that Tom Cruise is an infinitely better actor than Fraser but Fraser's Mummy was much better than Cruise's.

    • @wjzav1971
      @wjzav1971 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Witness Me You can have the best actor in the world, and it wouldn't help you if you have a shitty script.

  • @gyunex4889
    @gyunex4889 6 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I know it's a silly movie but that van hellsing meet hyde scene was cool to me back in 2004 and still is today.
    14 year old movies from the early 2000s just have alot bad CGI.
    But still an enjoyable movie for me.
    Ps: No shame in liking it 😉

    • @allik4599
      @allik4599 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Same here dude

    • @angelicprincipality7145
      @angelicprincipality7145 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I actually enjoy the hammy acting and cheesy cgi. It's a fun watch

    • @1slayer959
      @1slayer959 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      gyunexx
      You ever play the game?
      I did when I was 7, but was too uncoordinated to beat the tutorial...
      I found and beat it this year...
      Not good... lol

    • @GeloKuhsang
      @GeloKuhsang 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also, he's making fun of CGI in it, but in 2004 this looked legit amazing. I remember being really impressed by some of the visuals as well as overall style of this movie back in the day. It's kinda of a cheap shot to nitpick CGI in older movies because we've become so spoiled by it in the past decades. The last movie I remember where CGI astounded me was probably Avatar.

    • @bryandelmond
      @bryandelmond 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      #1Slayer I actually beat that game 100%. I found it to be pretty good as a child, but I have very few memories of it now, and if I played it today I don't know if I would like it.

  • @TryppiUnkle
    @TryppiUnkle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When I first saw Van Helsing when I was a kid, I seriously thought that Dracula was played by Ozzy Osbourne.

  • @scottneil1187
    @scottneil1187 6 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Calls out the movie for making the Frankenstein name error but does exactly the same by calling the billy puppet Jigsaw, embarrassing much?.

    • @Graavigala85
      @Graavigala85 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      and has issues with god erasing someones memories

    • @fendelphi
      @fendelphi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I think that was to emphasize the point.

    • @Lishadra
      @Lishadra 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      To be fair most people think of the puppet first no?

    • @fallenangelchaos
      @fallenangelchaos 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't know the puppet was called Billy. I've only seen the first Saw movie.

    • @60sSam
      @60sSam 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Are we really going to focus on it that much? I still don't understand why those films are such a big deal, for crying out loud people, they are just training films for employees at Chuck E. Cheese!

  • @liriosogno6762
    @liriosogno6762 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I don't think it's an embarrassing mistake and the example with link and Zelda is too much. Dr Frankenstein made the monster and the monster calls him his dad so it's natural he has the same last name Frankenstein. As long as you not call the monster Dr Frankenstein it's not embarrassing

    • @danmenard6917
      @danmenard6917 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Plus the name Frankenstein is a little more intimidating than calling him Adam.

  • @kevinskywalker5539
    @kevinskywalker5539 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    the reason why van helsing is called a murderer is because he's killing monsters, but when the monster dies, they're already in human form, and people will think that an innocent person was killed. Also, you should watch the animated prequel, Van Helsing- The London Assignment, which shows van helsing's first meeting with hyde.

  • @glowworm2
    @glowworm2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Believe it or not, there's a Tom and Jerry Tales episode called "Monster Convention" in which Tom chases Jerry throughout a monster convention held at a hotel. You'll never guess who Tom's owner is in this one--yep--it's Van Helsing--and yes, it's THAT Van Helsing.

    • @mitchfletcher2386
      @mitchfletcher2386 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      I saw that episode...

    • @glowworm2
      @glowworm2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      The funny part is that I'd totally be okay with a Tom and Jerry Van Helsing movie direct to DVD movie. It would probably be better than the original and Tom and Jerry upstaging the main characters would be more than welcome.

  • @DchanZockt
    @DchanZockt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Van Helsing is really one of those films where the term "Style over Substance" fits.

    • @DSan-kl2yc
      @DSan-kl2yc 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      the style of vampire hunter D.
      Or Solomon Kane. Whichever you like more.

    • @David-nq8cv
      @David-nq8cv 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DSan-kl2yc well Solomon Kane came after

    • @vnfangy
      @vnfangy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The books (and comic book adaption) featuring Solomon Kane came waaaay before.

    • @David-nq8cv
      @David-nq8cv 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vnfangy yeah but if you check when that was out but Ven helsing was mentioned in Bram Stokers Dracula book

    • @vnfangy
      @vnfangy 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Van Helsing was depicted as an old man in Bram Stoker's Dracula novel. The Hugh Jackman's version is more likely to be modeled after Solomon Kane rather than Bram Stoker's vision.

  • @jekblom123
    @jekblom123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Let me get this straight... It's October, it's a movie that is a big classic horror movie monster mashup, the movie revolves around one who slays such monsters, the second season is about to come out on Netflix, you made TWO Zelda references...……..
    And... *NOT ONE CASTLEVANIA REFERENCE????*

    • @ihvojd
      @ihvojd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      jekblom123 I KNOW! I was thinking the same damn thing!

    • @Nerom99
      @Nerom99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He reviewed Captain N so no one can make the excuse that he doesn't know what Castlevania is!

    • @ihvojd
      @ihvojd 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      CallmeJoe and mention it in his Cartoon Openings video

    • @esdrascaleb
      @esdrascaleb 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      This movei should be a castelvania movie it has some references but the script is so lazy that they dont use it correct.
      If it was only van helsing in the castle of dracula finding this monsters inside and dracula having a plan to copy all them in a army would be a better movie tham this one. Because istead of travelyng they could develop characters and plot

  • @briansanders8122
    @briansanders8122 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    6:50, Literally anyone who plays enough of the Ezio Saga in Assassin's Creed will recognize that phrase instantly.